TV soaps.

Telegraphed TV soap plots.

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Why is it that, whenever a soap character is depicted as being under stress he/she makes a dash for the bottle?
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Why is it that when a soap character is in dire financial straits they head straight for the bookies?
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Why is it that when a soap business isn't doing very well, thoughts inevitably turn to arson?
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Why is it that NO portrayed wedding on soaps goes without a hitch?
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Why is it that NO planned dinner, party or other celebration ever goes sweetly?
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Why is it that soap writers - guilty of portraying all of these negative attitudes that can only misguide the gullible viewer into thinking that these are the acceptable ways to solve problems - are allowed to carry on doing so?
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Why is it that writers' seem incapable of moving the plot along without resorting to the overused coincidence and eavesdropping ploy?
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There are many impressionable people out there who believe that soaps are true to life and use what they see and hear as a yardstick.
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Maybe this is why the language of today's youngsters is so ignorant, lazy and sloppy.
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Almost as ignorant, lazy and sloppy as the scriptwriting.